Active Directory Migration Plan 13/07/2009 10:07:00

Phase I: Preliminary Steps

1. Investigate feasibility with University IT
2. Determine University IT requirements
3. Assess School of Law areas of impact
• Web site
• User management
• Computer management
• File storage*
Phase II: Web Site
1. Users
• Migrate authentication to University LDAP from Law School LDAP
2. Computers
• Configure SSL for secure user logins
• Obtain University LDAP key
• Test University LDAP authentication on temporary Drupal site
• Configure Drupal to use University LDAP
3. Storage
• Storage/content management remains unchanged.
Phase III: Students
1. Web site
• Authentication changes to University LDAP; uses ULink credentials
for login.
2. Computers
• Alfred
o Join to AD
o Install PaperCut; test authentication against University LDAP

*
See file storage options document.
 o Populate Law Students group in AD
o Configure PaperCut to use Law Students AD group
o Install and set up lab printers
• Lab Computers
o Migrate to University Active Directory; login uses ULink
credentials
o Reconfigure lab printers
• Student Organization Computers
o Migrate to University Active Directory; login uses ULink
credentials
• Classroom Computers
o Migrate to University Active Directory AS PART OF
FACULTY/STAFF MIGRATION
• Student-Owned Laptops
o Re-configure to use ULink credentials to connect to law school
file storage
o Re-configure to use ULink credentials to connect to laptop
printer
3. Storage
• Migrate user data from current Linux file server (Robin) to new
Windows/AD file server
• Assign drive mapping through Group Policies (consult current logon
script)
Phase IV: Faculty and Staff
1. Web site
• Authentication changes to University LDAP; uses ULink credentials
for login.
2. Computers
• Office Computers
o Migrate to University Active Directory; login uses ULink
credentials
• Classroom Computers
o Migrate to University Active Directory; login uses ULink
credentials
3. Storage
• Change faculty/staff roaming profiles to local
• Migrate user data from current Linux file server (Robin) to new
Windows/AD file server